Costa del Sol Towns

Ronda History

Although the environment of the city has found prehistoric remains that date back to Neolithic times, notably the cave paintings of the Cave of the Pool, the origins of Ronda are Celtics from the sixth century, who called the city Arunda.

Later the Phoenicians settled in a nearby village called Acinipo. After being conquered by the Greeks, Arunda was renamed Runda.

But this Ronda was founded as a result of the Second Punic War, during the campaign that the Roman general Scipio took place against the Carthaginians, who ruled Spain at the end of the third century BC.

They then built the Castle of Laurus, which encouraged the settlement of the people around them during the times of Julius Caesar, with its inhabitants and those of neighboring Acinipo, the quality of Roman citizens.

In the fifth century, at the end of the Roman Empire, the city was taken by command of the Suevi Rechila, followed by a Byzantine period, which was finally abandoned until the Leovigildo integrated into the Visigothic kingdom.

The Muslim invasion of the peninsula occurred in 711, and in 713 the current Ronda opened its doors, with no battle, to chief Ben Berber Zaide Kesadi The Sebseki. The city was renamed Izn-Rand Onda (City Castle) and became the capital of the Andalusian province of Takurunna.

In 1918 an assembly was held in Ronda that set the current design of the flag, the anthem of Andalusia, and its shield. At that time building for the Ronda Savings Fund began, which has strongly boosted the economy of the city until its demise in 1990, when it merged with other banks in Unicaja.

 

With the disintegration of the Caliphate of Cordoba, the heart of Takurunna became the Taifa of Ronda (Ifren Banu), an independent kingdom ruled by Abu Nur Hilal Ben Abi Qurra.

During this period is when most of the monumental heritage from the historic Ronda and its suburbs was created. Abu Nur Hilal was succeeded by his son Abu Nasar, who was murdered when he was provoked to allow Ronda to become part of the kingdom of Al-Sevillan Mutadid.

The Islamic period of the city ended on May 22, 1485, when King Ferdinand the Catholic achieved the city after taking a lengthy siege. After conquering many of the monuments erected by the Muslims, the city was remodeled, bringing a new springtime that allowed the city to grow and spread in new quarters in the Market and San Francisco, which led to it becoming known in the old Arabic heart as “The City.”

In 1572 the Real Maestranza de Ronda Cavalry was founded for training purposes for the defense and the wars of the kingdom.

In the 18th century the city was experiencing an important phase of construction, including the Bullring and the New Bridge, which has been considered the symbol of the city.

Romantic myths of bandits and bullfighters have been created since that time. Castle Laurel and Alcazar de Ronda were overthrown by the French in their retreat. During the 19th and 20th centuries, economic activity remained primarily rural, with Ronda being the meeting point for inhabitants of the villages in the mountains and having moments of brilliance in the early 20th century with the arrival of the railroad.